essay

The Hohokam: the who and the why

hohokam millenniumSanta Fe, N.M.Published In 2007 • Pages: 140-146

By: Gumerman, George J..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Gumerman provides a summary of the changes within Hohokam society. Gumerman believes it was social and religious institutions as seen in the iconography that united the Hohokam across their territory. He also mentions the repatriating Snaketown artifacts to the Gila River Indian Community.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Sociocultural trends
Visual arts
Tribe and nation
Artifact and archive collections
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Hohokam
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2009
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
2300-500 BP (300 BC-AD 1500)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southern Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
George J. Gumerman
For bibliographical references see document 89:Fish and Fish
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2007024336
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hohokam culture--Arizona--Phoenix
Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona--Phoenix
Phoenix (Ariz.)--Antiquities